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NOTE: I use them for my media work everyday, so don't tell me I'm a hater.]]>May 23rd 2007 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 24th 2007 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
p.s stop putting up bull shit websites, iv seen a few of your comments (all bullshit may i add) and they all have web links at the bottom.]]>May 24th 2007 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
almost all LCDs in notebooks are light that, they use 6-bit panels, and use some sort of hardware tricking to get more colors. 8-bit (real 24bit color) panels are a LOT more expensive.]]>May 23rd 2007 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
"Display
15-inch MacBook Pro
15.4-inch (diagonal) TFT display, support for millions of colors;

MacBook Pro makes your ideas more enlightening, with a sharp, high-resolution screen. See blacker blacks, whiter whites, and many more colors in between on a brilliant 15.4-inch, 1440-by-900-pixel or 17-inch, 1680-by-1050-pixel digital display. Enjoy a nuanced view simply unavailable on other portables."

simply unavailable on other portables???
Apple uses the cheapest LCDS! so this descriptions are bullshit!

Either they change descriptions on the siteo or they should change the LCD models in the macbooks..]]>May 24th 2007 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
I want a cookie if I'm right.]]>May 23rd 2007 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
All of what you said makes sense, its amazing how analysts get paid to make predictions people on forums make for nothing! ]]>May 24th 2007 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 24th 2007 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
But remember this is a developers conference so Leopard will be taking the lime light.]]>May 23rd 2007 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/

...good job]]>May 23rd 2007 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
Today's price at the same popular online retailer

Sony Vaio SZ: 1.83GHZ Intel Core Duo T2400, 1 GB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 100 GB Hard Drive,13.3" XBRITE, DVD DL, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400, and an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Apple MacBook Pro: 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM 677 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, 15", DVD DL/CD SuperDrive, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor, dual-link DVI support, 128 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM

Drum roll please...

Sony = 2949.99
Apple = 1999.99 (before $150 rebate)

You'd better update your biases.]]>May 23rd 2007 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
telling your parents you're gay.


just kidding, i'm on my iBook G4 right now, shedding a tear, wishing i could afford a new laptop.]]>May 23rd 2007 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_SZSeries&Dept=computers&DCMP=MSN_VAIO_Intel_NB&HQS=sony_vaio_SZ)
and the Apple site (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=4124CE5A&node=home/macbook/macbook_pro) the specs aren't exactly true as you say they are. You excluded some of the Sony specs. In technicality, Sony has more better specs, which explains the cost. Also your price margins are a complete lie too. You deliberatlely chose the most highest costing of the SZ series, while you chose the most cheapest of the Macbook Pro series. So how biased are you? Some of the Sony Vaio SZ series even come to less than $2000, or along that line. So please check your facts before you put such lies to decieve us all.]]>May 23rd 2007 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
Core 2 Duo T7500(2.20GHz) 15.4" 1680x1050, 1GB DDR2 667, 160GB 5400rpm, DVD Super Multi, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS w/256MB ram, DVI, webcam.

Consider the bias updated.]]>May 24th 2007 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 24th 2007 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
You mean he read the macrumors.com buyers guide to get his information??? Man I need an financial analyst job...

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/]]>May 23rd 2007 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
So yes, my example was completely flawed. I'll own up to that. But my point remains the same.]]>May 23rd 2007 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 23rd 2007 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
The Apple was only a higher price once you wanted to have "At Home warranty replacement" instead of "bring in" with the Mac Book (Dell being a direct seller always send to your home). Prices below exclude the extra Apple Warranty, are at least a few months and are in UK Pounds not USD:

MacBook: C2D 2.0Ghz, 1Gb Memory, 80Gb HDD : £879
Dell Inspiron 6400: C2D 2.0Ghz, 1Gb Memory, 80Gb HDD : £887

Now, if you remove the M$ tax, yup, that Dell puppy is going to be much cheaper!]]>May 24th 2007 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
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What with the iPhone running on a version of OS X? Come on, you know I'm right...]]>May 24th 2007 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 24th 2007 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
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Whoever wrote this article should try to use more appropriate words.]]>May 24th 2007 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 24th 2007 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 26th 2007 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
Whoever wrote this article should try to use more appropriate words."

What, you don't think the provocative double-meaning in the headline was intentional? Engadget has already shown us that they really don't give a fig about the truth.]]>May 24th 2007 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/
I was intrigued by the Sony vs. Mac comparison. Rather than using the VAIO SZ series, lets compare the FZ series (which looks similar imo).

MacBook Pro (15.4"):
-2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
-1 GB RAM 677 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
-120 GB Hard Drive
-DVD DL/CD SuperDrive
-ATI Mobility Radeon X1600

Sony Vaio FZ (15.4"):
-2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
-1 GB RAM 677 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
-120 GB Hard Drive
-DVD DL/Blu-Ray Drive (Yes, Blu-Ray)
-nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT

Apple: 1999.99 (or 2174.00 w/ 2GB RAM)
Sony: 1948.99 (or 2058.99 w/ 2GB RAM)

I do realize the graphics are lacking in the Sony. I just wanted to compare these models since they are at a similar price point. No, I am not a Sony fanboy. I am not a PS3 fanboy. Nor am I a Mac fanboy. I am just putting these numbers out here for conversation. ]]>May 24th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/Sony Vaio are also top of the line pc's considered expensive. Vaios are high quality and yours even include a Blur Ray wow! taht is like $600 in value! Plus I want to poin out taht the ati in the mac is underclocked for heating factor so it is not that much better, besides Sony's has DirectX 10. Interesting Comparison ]]>May 24th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/We're planing on buying one soon.]]>May 24th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/apple-to-drop-new-macbooks-and-imacs-at-wwdc/May 24th 2007 9:07PM